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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
Destruction Of Revolutionary Relic

revolutionary Landmark in the lower
part of Westchester county, y. Y, was
swept away by fire at midnight on Wednes-
day. 1t was a oze-story and half house
at Eastchester, known IN olden times as
Bakers hotel, and is shown on the maps
a. the headq uarters of Washington and
his staff previous to the battle Of Kings
Bridge. The house mysteriously caught
fire, and nothing remains but q erumb-
lig mass of rough stones. Thursday,
while rummaging among the ruins, Col.
Fay an5 boy named Williams anearthed
S23 in Spanish coin 200 years old, but
as bright as when new. Then young
Williams turned over some bricks IN the
foundation of the chimney, and discoy-
cred well preserved bag containg TWEEN
ty three Spanish gold pieces worth $50
each and fifteen worth s. each. A girl
named Jennings also found SOME silver
dollars. Altogether coins worth about
$5S5 we're found They were all turned
over to NJ. Van Gassbeck, the owner of
the place, and each finder was liberally
rewarded. Il is supposed that this money
was secreted By the occupants of the
hotel, who were driven out by the advance
of the British troops.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
WV. A. WHEELER DEAD.
The EX-Yice President Breathes His Last With
out Recognizing Those About Him.

The EXHice President BreatheS His Last With
out Recognizing Those About Him.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, June 4.-The Hon.
William A. Wheeler died at his home in
Malone at 10 o'clock this morning. He
remained in a cOmatOse state during the
night, and expired without sign of rec
ognition of those about him.
William Almon Wheeler was born in
Maloney, Franklin county, N. Y, May 80,
1919. He entered public life in 1850, when
he was a member of the lower house of
the New York Legislature. He afterward
served repeatedly in both houses of that
body. In 1868 he was elected a member
of Congress from the Seventeenth New
York District, and he was reelected in
1870, 1872 and 1874. He was brought into
conspicuous notice in 1875 as the author
of what was known as the "Wheeler Ad-
justment," by which the disturbed CON
dition of affairs in Louisiana was settled,
and the Republican State administration
of Governor Kellogg was sustained. The
credit which he gained in this transaction
was such as to recommend him 10 the
Republican National Convention of 1876,
by which he was nominated for Vice
President on the ticket with Rutherford
B. Hayes for President. He was elected
and served four years in the Vice Presi-
dency. Since March 4, 1881, he has lived
in retirem emit
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
SChOtl' S Turtle.


Anton Schott, the German tenor, reach
ed Washington yesterday from a tour
through the northwest where he has been
singing before crowded houses. He
brought with him a swapping turtle
weighing fifty pounds, which he caught
few days ago at Lake Okauchee, near
Milwaukee. While out fishing with a
party his attention was called to a
huge turtle that was swimming toward
the boat.
'Be STILL" whispered the tenor, "Ill
capture him."
Quickly afxing worm to the Smallest
hook in his collection, Herr Schott deftly
dangled the tempting bait in front of the
turtles nose. In less than second he
had fifty pounds of turtle on the end of
his fish line.
1t required great skill and judgment to
land the prize, but the tenor was equal to
the occasion, towing the turtle to the
shore, and landing him by seizing his
tail and jerking him out of the water.
Yesterday it was presented to the Nation
al museum, and will be placed on exhibi-
tion in nice new tank.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
NO. 45.
Venus And Saturn.
Nam N.NrN S,,

There Is no more attractive spectacle
IN sight from this planet at present in
the celestial levee than Venus is holding
IN the evening sky, with the assistance of
Saturn and those famous brothers, Castor
and Pollax. Last night they formed a
square, Venus and Saturn being the lower
pair. Venus is at present west of Saturn.
Watch them for four or five evenings
TO come and you will see Venus slowly
approach Saturn and pass To the east of
him. Venus is beyond all co onparison
the brightest of the group, yet Saturn is
some $50 times as large as Venus. But
he Is upward of ten times as far from the
earth as Venus is, and proprotionately
Stlll further from the sun, and il is the
combination of these things that make
his light so pale in comparison with hers.
Both OF the planets outshine their COM
panlons, Castor and Pollux, and here
again the distance comes in to misleaa
The fact Is, if Castor and Pollux were as
near US as either Venus or Saturn they
would turn night into day upon the earth.
for they are suns, and big ONES, too.
There is lots of room in the uni
verse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
The King of st. Bernards Dead.

The great st. Bernard dog Merchant
Prince, which was owned by John n.
Moore, of Melrose, Mass, the well-known
kennel man, died last Tuesday night,
after sickness of about two or three
days.
Merchant Prince is said to have been
the largest and heaviest dog in the coun-
try if not in the world, his weight being
220 pounds. He was imported in 1886
by Mr.. Moore, and since then has taken
over 20 frst-class prizes, and last year
took the first prize in the Boston kennel
show, his owner being awarded fifteen
first class prizes at the various exhibit
tions throughout Europe during the past
year.
Mr.. Moore is said to have been offered
$4,000 for him, but refused TO part with
him. The dog was great fayorite
among the neighbors on account of his
aTectionate disposition and remarkable
intelligence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
A REAL TELL-TALE COSTUME.
WHAT Bathing Suit Does With the Padded
Modern AdOniS.
Chicapo Herald


Let no uathinking man smile the smile
of superiority at recitals of woman's
toilet falsities. If there is a delusion
and a snare, it Is the broad breast of
man. What a chapter of revelations is
man in bathing suit! You may dance
with him all winter, you may be close
pressed to his beating heart in the wild
tobogan flight; you may watch his
shoulders vis-a-vis at whist or progressive
euchre, but, girls, you will be as ignorant
as bears till you meet him bare-legged
in the sand some summer morning. The
fatness of undershirts, the three-ply
starch of a"biled" shirt front, the lin
ings and paddings and material as Q vest
the Innings and facings and padding and
material of an under vest-the quilting
and Innings and facings and paddings
and material of an outside garment land
perhaps liver pad and porous plaster
buried beneath the whole will be gone.
Then you will find Augustus John pure
and simple; we'll, simple you may be sure.
Where be then the anatomical charms
that erstwhile woke an envious thrill in
your pericardium! Echo will not an
swer "Where?" If it's a half witted echo
it will say, "In the bath house" Hanging
on nails are the brave impulses, the man
ly intrepedity, the masculine uirility that
have attracted you. The plain unvar-
nished John is out side the whole bust
ness splashing around in the water. So
wait till the summer, girls before you
fret over your scrawniness. The warm
July days will show you companions in
misfortune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10

Its About mt,lc>nakrs Giaut Powder sad a
ella of >oHA Gold
Denver Tribune


\ hunter Who has hunted and mined
| from Arizona to the YELLOWSTONE, and
who is highly esteemed for truth and ver.
acity, was telling me that he had the other
day made most wonderful discovery,
and that he had seen gold that would Put
the Treasury of the United States at a
discount. The discovery was made IN the
mountains not more than ten miles from
the Government bridge over Iampa Riy-
er, III Routt County Colorado.
He said that when he was on the top of
one OF the mountains seen from the bridge
that he saw at the bottom of cliff that
he was peering over that the ground WAS
smooth and clean, as if deer or bear had
been in the habit of resting and summing
themselves through the heat of the early
spring days.
Being anxious TO get deer or have a
fight with Il bear he dcceuded by a cir
euitous route to the foot of the cha. Peer
ing cautiously around for game, he wss
somewhat startled at hearing the rattle of
snake. Looking about he saw large
numbers OF tn en- lying around, while
teere was IA constant stream of them go
ing into a ar ouud hole in the rock near
the bottom of the cliff.
Being anxious to destroy rs many of
the reptiles as he possibly could, he pro
cured fOrked stick, and placing the fork
over the neck of one of the largest he
pinioned him to the ground; then tying n
half dozen sticks of giant powder to his
tail set slow match to 1t and then let
the snake go. After seeing his snake
ship go into the hole, the hunter retreated
to n safe distance to await developments.
He did not have long to walt. First there
was slight trembling of the ground,
then burst that shook the mountain
| like an earthquake, and with that burst
| the whole side of the cliff toppled of and
| fell to to the ground, and up went more
! snakes than was ever thought of by either
! Gulliver or Baron Munchauseu.
The face of the rock was honey combe
with round holes, out of which snake &
were pouring like water through knot
hole as long as the hunter stayed and he
stayed long enough to see many thous
ands seething and kissing in their rage
and agony, when he became weary of the
sight and left, but not until he had seen
that the whole face of the cliff was GOV.
cred with solid gold.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
Match fhe Snlnte

How often We hear the remark, "We
shall have rain; the atmosphere is so
heavy" The reverse is true. When one
sees smoke hanging from chimney, with
a tendency to sink TO the ground, it indi-
Gates that the atmosphere is hght-ip
fact, too light 70 float the smoke.
When the smoke rises from the chin
ney it indicates heavy atmosphere A
column of smoke is not q bad barometer,
for barometer Is nething more than a
recorder of the pressure of the atmos-
phere. When the atmosphere is light
and the smoke settles the pressure on the
mercury is light and the column falls, in
dicating storm When the atmosphere is
heavy and the smoke rises the pressure is
greater and the column rises, indicating
fair weather.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
An Eccentric VIII.
Historical Journal

Probably the most remarkable Will ever
made was drawn up by Alderman Hart
man, of Pittsburg. on Thursday, Feb. Il,
1887. The teststor, Ambrose Retharge,
who Is 50 years old, after disposing of
$4,000 in real estate, directs as follows:
Il direct that my body be taken to St.
Michaers church, and, after the proper
religious services are performed. that it
be given in charge of my family, who will
convey it TO Samson's Crenasory and
there have il burned to ashes. the ashes
to be put in small bottle aaa gwen IN
charge of the German consul IN Pittsburg-
This gentlemen viii then forward my
ashes to the consul In New York, who viii
give them in charge of the captain of the
German steamer EIbe, who will place
them securely in his ship for the ocean
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
A Submarine Tunnel.
New YORK Sun

Proposals have been made to the gov
ernments of Denmark aud Sweden for
constructing submarine tunnel for a
railway under the Sound between Copen-
hagen and Aalmo. The tunnel, as
planned, would have total length of be-
tween seven and eight miles The ground
TO be worked is represented as closely
resembling that in the channel between
England and France, and is said TO offer
no difficulty to the execution of the work
The total cost of construction, Ut ls esti-
mated. will not exceed 5000; ;0Oo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
A Novel Ocean Race
n Y. Times

The steamship Arizona of the Guion
line and Servia of the Cunard line, which
left Queenstown about the same time,
May 8, arrived at quarantine yesterday
within an hour of each other. During
the entire voyage the two kept constant
ly in sight of each other. By night each
others lights could always be seen, and
by day either the spars or the smoke of
one vessel could be seen from the decks
of the other steamer. The passengers
on the Servia were constantly watching
the Arizona, which they hoped to leave
behind, while the people on the rival
beat regarded the Servia with similar in
terest. Such close rivalry between ocean
greyhounds during a voyage has never
occurred before.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
Observations on the Horse.

An old cavalryman says that a horse
will never step on man Intentionally.
1t is a standing order with cavalry that
should g man become dismouated he
must lie down and be perfectly still. If
he does so the entire company vii pass
over him, and he will not be injured. A
horse notices where he is going and is on
the lookout for firm foundation TO put
his foot on. 1t is an instinct With him,
therefore to step over a pr0strate man.
The injuries caused by a runaway horse
are nearly always inflicted by the animal
knocking people down, and not by step
ping on them.
Mr.. John Gutmon, Sherman, KY, writes:
81 have used st. Jacobs Oil for ten years.
1t always cured the toothache in about
ten minutes" Sold by Druggists and
Dealers.
1t has been discovered how the whole
sale milk poisoning occurred at Long
Branch last summer. 1t has been con
clusively shown for the first time that
milk warm from the COW, when placed in
tight cans under conditions which greatly
retard the dispersion of its heat, will un-
dergo change, with the development in
the course of five hours of poison called
tyrotoxicon. Fortunately it Is customary
among milkmen to cool down milk before
transportation and now it appears that it
is dangerous to deviate from this wise
custom Boiling milk dissipstes even
tyroto1icon and as boiling also destroys
the germs of acid fermentation it is a
good precaution for the summer time
From DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly.
A Baltimore Police Officer, 80 years on
the force, Mr.. Henry a. Durkes, says: II
suffered with poison oak for more than a
year. / tried st. Jacobs Oil; after the
second application all the sores dried up
and I was cured. ] think il invaluable
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10

Two new cases of yellow fever are re
ported at Key West, but no additional
deaths have occzrred. All who can get
away are leaving the city.
The Bank of Spain has proposed to
form a company to lease the tobacco
monopoly from the Spanish government.
The bank offers a bonus of $16, 6,OO0, 600
yearly, and one half the profits after the
first three years. It's tender win proba
bly, be accepted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
A RIGHT SMART NEBRASKA ROY
Story of Him Told bv His AdmirinS Parent
Chicago Herald

Story of Him Told bv His Admiriny paraut
Chicago Herald.
II want to tell you little story about
my boy ont In NewbrssSey," said an old
farmer IN the smoking car to the psriy
OF fdrummers who hso been telling him soms .
pretty tall yarns "My boy is s good deal
OF genius IN his way, lemme tell yeu.
and none of EN- gets ahesd of him.
4 other day he rigged up kite, 1t was
the biggest Kite I'd ever set eyes on. Ii
WAS ABOUT SIX feet wide, an twice as long,
an on the top of it my bov placed few
green branches which he'd cut from a
cotton wood tree. What's them fer' |
inquired Never You mind, dad. saws he;
Snow what m about, and by gosh, he
did. He few that kite up in the air sn,
stood watchin' of II fer long time when
l says to him; You'd better null tbst
thlng down, now, an get to Your work
Lemme alone,dsd, he replied, III sit thai
yet And, by gosh, he did. The next time
l took look at him he was s-hsuleun in
on the kite line, with smile on his face
as erosd as furrer. When the kite came
dswn near the ground saw what he was
smiun' st, an it was enough to mske y
body smile, too. Any you fellers want 10
guess what was on that kiteyu
None of the drummers wanted 10 ousss
ana the old man continued his story.
wall. sir, a-sittin' on the ton o. that
Kite was eleven o the purtiest wild geese
ye ever saw. Yes sir, eleven ON am.
You see, the geese was tiyin north purity
thick, and my boy had got mp this scheme
to catch EN-. There amt many trees ont
oar way, an after a fat goose has been
hyin' purity steady all day he gifts kind a.
tired an looks around for a place to sit
down an rest. That's just that my boy
was counun' on when he built that kite.
- oterin' the geese place to stop an
rest an by smearin' the top o. the kite
with tar so their feet would stick so fast
they couldn't get away, he did the bust
ness, BY gosh! but it was fun TO pul
them geese IN. Just as fast as we coulo
send the kite up and pull her down again
We got frsm ten to dozen geese, an in
four days we captured six car loads, an
I'm takin' 'em to Chicago now TO sell.
None o you smart, story -tellin' feners
don't happen to know what wild geese ;
with now in Chicago market, do yes"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
Disease and Death

Force their way into many household that
might be protected from their inroads, by the
simple precaution of keeping in the house that
tengn family medicine and safeguard of health,
HoStetter's Stomach Bitters Particularly where
there are children, should il be kept on hand, as
a prompt remedy for infantile complaints, in
their outset easily conquerable, but which, IL al
loved to engraft themselves on the delicate
childish organism, are not easily dislOdged, and
speedily work grieyous mischief. Irregularty of
the bowels indigestion and biliousuesS, are all
mants Of common occurrence in the household.
lhildren, living in malarious regions, are more
liable to be attacked with chillS and fever than
adults, and the ravages of that fell disease in
their system are speedier and more serious In
remote localities, far from professional aid it is
especially desirable
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10

RECENT figures go TO show the great
value and importance of the coal mines
of Colorado. The ootput of last year is
estimated by the Rocky Mountain News
at 1,436.211 tons. valued at the mines at
S3,375,095. In 1885 the same authority
estimates that 1,39S,796 tons vers pro-
duced, worth $3,2s7,170. The extent of
country underlsii. by coal is very great.
The supply is stated to be practically in
exhsustible. One coal-field lying in Gun
nison, Pitkin and peighboring counties
is said to contain more coal than the en-
tire known Pennsylvania region. One
seam of coal in this region is said to be
twenty-five feet thick. Both bituminous
ana anthracite coal are found in Colora-
do The opportunities for investment
are said to be numerous.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
4 Mystery.


The question as to who was the first
female employe in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington having been raised,
General Z. f. Spinner, who resides in Mo
hawk, was called upon to decide it. The
name of the first lady, he says, was Jea-
nette l.. Douglass. Miss Douglass was
born IN PeterbOro, Madison county, n. Y,
and was ncighbor of the philanthropist
Gerrit Smith, and it was through his in
fusnce that General Spinner made the
appointment. Miss Douglass was in 1860
a teacher in Mrs. Smiths female semiua V
in Washington, in the building occupied
by Jefferson Davis while he was Secretary
of War.
At the outbreak of the civil war the
school was broken up and Miss Douglass
rented the MANSION of Mrs. GAMES and
opened a girls school. 1t was not sue
cess, and she went to Scotland to look
after property there to which she had fall
len heir. She returned to New York City
in 1870, and wrote to her brother from
there, saying she would soon join him in
lion. Since that time neither he nor any
of his friends have ever seen or heard of
Miss Douglass. Whether she got her for
tune or not, wether she was robbed, kid
mapped or murdered or committed suicide
is not known. The mystery of her dis
appearance will probably never be solv-
ed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Marsheid is to have a new furniture
factory.
There we're fifty one deaths in Mhwau-
kes last week.
The main street in lancsvile is to have
a new pavement.
Heavy rain storms are reported from
al sections of the state.
\ Prairie du Sac creamery turned ont
2,55S pounds of butter ut one churning
recently.
\ number of professionals have been
netting pigeons in the vicinity of Wan
toma for week past.
\ street car driver in Eau Claire by
the name OF Ward was kicked through a
window of his car by a nule.
Pres. L. d. Eaton, of Beloit college. is
said to be the youngest college president
IN the UNited States.
over 100000 pine trees have been
shipped from Black River Falls TO Iowa
to be trausplated.
The odd Eello VS. of Pittsville are
taking steps To organize a lodge at that
place.
At Racine NJ. Jones', aged eighty-one,
pleaded guilty to stealing flowers from
graves, and was fined $50.
Complaints are being made at Neenah
Ivy citizens, that flowers placed on graves
in the cemetery are being stolen.
The water in the st. Croix is falling
rapidly and unless heavy rains come will
make trouble for the log drivers.
The Homeopathic Medical society of
Wisconsin will hold Its thirty third an
nual session at Waukesha June % and ~
II has been decided to convert the
Evansville tack factory into y match fac
tory The works have been closed for
three years.
W. NJ. Tomkins, one of the candidates
for Judge in the fifteenth district has
gone to Europe with his family, leaving
his canvass in charge OF his friends.
Hot cinders from a locomotive set fire
to field of rye near Portage and badly
damaged it. The owner, p. Riley, ex
poets the railroad company will settle
with him
Bees wintered well in the southern sec
tion OF the state, but the dTouth has given
them but little pasturage to work upon
as yet.
Mrs. Guenther, wife of Congressman
Guenther, objects to giving up her home
in Oshkosh and moving to waukesha.
1t is likely that Mr.. and Mrs. Guenthsr
will continue to reside in the second city
The machinery fer the sash and door
factory in Back River Falls has been put
in place, and the mill Will soon be in
operation.
/ Racine Y. NJ. C. A. property has been
sold for delinquent taxes. As the asso-
citation claims ii is exempt from taxation
a suit is now In progress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
She Would Have KNOWN Better.
Merchant Traveller.

How did you come out on the races,
Charley said young Mrs. Tucker to her
husband.
"'way behind" was the reply.
That's too bad. How did ii hap
pen!"
s.WeIl, simply lost my pile betting on
short horses. That's all there was to
it,
"why, Charley, how could you do such
a thing. / should think that anybody
could see that long horse always has the
best chance of coming under the string
fret"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10

Tnr report of Gen. Tuttle against hav-
ing President Cleveland review the
Grand Army of the Republic at the com
ing encampment at st. Louis was endorS-
ed by the encamp pment of the Union Vet
eran legion at Cedar Rapi.s, Iowa, Mon
aav night
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10
Ethel Told the Truth.

Now tell me Ethel," said governess,
what ssster comes after hsr please,
Miss Parker, don't know "Whet have
got by the side of my noses' asked the
governess. "a lot of powder" was Miss
Ethel's startling reply
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10

The Florida legislature adjourned at
midnight Friday, leaving over 100 bills
for Gov. Perry's signature, in addition to
the ia already signed by him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-10

The Canadian minister of fisheries
makes out good case for last yea1,-the
total value of the catch being Sl8,679,ooO,
or an increase of 1856, 900 over 1885.